Investigating a line of old, abandoned research led to Arigos' innovation.

Freezing and storing donated organs could eliminate some transplant waitlists

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Recent advances in not only freezing but successfully thawing out organs could soon give rise to a bank of donated organs that are ready and waiting.

Freezing And Storing Donated Organs Could Eliminate Some Transplant Waitlists

Arigos says it could start freezing human organs by 2020.

Deaths from traffic accidents are awful, but the donated organs from victims offer some a second chance at life. Could autonomous cars change all that? 

Self-Driving Cars Will Save Lives, But Will They Cause Organ Shortages?

Twenty percent of organ transplants currently come from someone who died in a car accident.

Donor organs could remain viable for days instead of hours.

Hearts can now survive outside of the human body

Scientists in Sweden have created a device that is able to extend the time between organ donation and transplant from four hours to 12 or more.

Hearts Can Now Survive Outside of the Human Body

This could bring an end to people dying on the heart transplant waiting list. 

Here's how doctors can restore hearts that have stopped beating for transplant.

The UK is pioneering a heart transplant program that could cut waiting lists in half

A new program in the United Kingdom will allow doctors to use donor hearts that have stopped beating. It could cut heart-donation waiting lists in half.

The UK is Pioneering a Heart Transplant Program That Could Cut Waiting Lists in Half

If more widely adopted, this procedure could help address organ donation shortages worldwide.

It could prevent ice crystals from wreaking havoc on donor organs.

Hard Science

Researchers have developed a synthetic antifreeze that slows the growth of ice crystals, which could help extend the shelf life of donor organs.

A New Technique Could Revolutionize Organ Transplants

60% of donated hearts and lungs are discarded. This could prevent that from happening.

Scientists are urging the public to donate their brains, along with other organs, after death – especially if they have any sort of neurological disorder. 
Access to actual brain tissue for research is critical to the study of neurological conditions like dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.

Want to Help Save the World? Donate Your Brain to Science

You really need to give away your brain when you die.

Pancreases grown in rats using mice stem cells were able to sustain blood glucose levels in diabetic mice over a year after transplantation with just 5 days of immunosuppression.
Though the ethical concerns of human application must still be addressed, this research could provide a viable solution to the problem of organ donor deficiency.

Interspecies Organ Generation Has Arrived

We can now grow organs for one species in another.

Enhanced Humans

 For the first time in the US, John Hopkins successfully conducted a liver and kidney transplant between a HIV positive donor and a HIV positive recipient. Both organs came from the same deceased donor.

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Freezing And Storing Donated Organs Could Eliminate Some Transplant Waitlists

Health & Medicine

Self-Driving Cars Will Save Lives, But Will They Cause Organ Shortages?

Health & Medicine

Hearts Can Now Survive Outside of the Human Body

Health & Medicine

The UK is Pioneering a Heart Transplant Program That Could Cut Waiting Lists in Half

Hard Science

A New Technique Could Revolutionize Organ Transplants

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Want to Help Save the World? Donate Your Brain to Science

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Interspecies Organ Generation Has Arrived

Enhanced Humans

US Doctors Successfully Transplant HIV-Infected Organs For the First Time

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